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Military service
Service number:
237398
Age:
24
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
75th Bn.
Birth:
July 6, 1890
Death:
June 8, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VI. B. 6.
Additional information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Smith, of 60, Esslemont Avenue, Aberdeen, Scotland; husband of Janet Smith, of 101, Cowan Avenue, Toronto.
Digital gallery of Private George Watt Smith
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Cemetery
La Chaudiere Military Cemetery - La Chaudiere Military Cemetery is located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May they rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Grave Marker
The grave marker at La Chaudiere Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Memorial Plaque
Memorial Plaque -
Roll of Honour
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Memorial
The 204th (Beavers) Memorial plaque is located through the doors shown in this photo of Old City Hall, Queen St., Toronto, Ontario. This plaque includes Pte. George Watt Smith's name. -
Newspaper clipping
The 204th (Beavers) Memorial plaque is located through the doors shown in this photo of Old City Hall, Queen St., Toronto, Ontario. This plaque includes Pte. George Watt Smith's name. -
Memorial
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Photo of GEORGE WATT SMITH
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Newspaper clipping
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 328 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY is approximately 3 kilometres south of Lens and is situated on the north-western outskirts of Vimy.
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